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Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Revenue Employee salaries and wages Travel expenses Other expenses Fixed Element per Month $ 52,000 $ 31,000 Variable Element per Customer Served $ 5,300 $ 1,300 $700 Spending variance Actual Total for May $ 199,500 $ 103,600 $ 25,800 $ 29,900 When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 35 customers per month; however, during May the company actually served 40 customers. 8. What is Adger's travel expenses spending variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 35 customers per month; however, during May the company actually served 40 customers. What is Adger's travel expenses spending variance for May? (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, " for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

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